And that's that, folks!

Thank you to everyone who submitted questions and to Gilbert & George, for answering so many of them. Gilbert & George's new art show SCAPEGOATING PICTURES is on at White Cube, Bermondsey, London, from July 18 until September 28. We hope you all enjoyed the Q&A!

We ate in Stoke Newington for many years. And then we saw the newly opened Mangal II which had beautiful pale blue tablecloths and looked too posh for most people so it remained empty every time we passed. And the one night we looked at the menu and saw that it featured testicles and we thought: wow, tablecloths and testicles, and we never looked back. Lots of Mangal II love G&G.

We found out a long time ago that the most common reason why a person didn't see an exhibition is because they didn't know it was on. We did some amateur market research years ago. So we want you all to know that for the rest of July and the whole of August and September, you have a unique opportunity to see the SCAPEGOATING PICTURES for London in all their fearsomeness. Love G&G.

Fascism and racism is rampant throughout our world but not in our art. Art is the cure. The freedom of the individual. We want our art to bring out the bigot from inside the liberal and conversely to bring out the liberal from inside the bigot. This is a full-time occupation. Love G&G.

How do you work as a partnership? Is one of you the ideas man or do you share the creative process equally?

We call this the great heterosexual question. We are equal in our partnership where most mixed couples are not. We don't cook, clean, shop or wash up. This makes a lot of ladies jealous. See you soon G&G.

I find it interesting that (despite the controversy you sometimes attract) your image is quintessentially British despite one of you hailing originally from Italy. Is there any particular influence from that other background on your work and what led Gilbert to be attracted to working with such an English sensibility?

Alternatively, though this could take longer, I hear you are admirers of Margaret Thatcher - could you expand on that at all?

Art is a universal language. We simply believe in the art, the beauty and the life of the artist who is an eccentric person with something to say for himself. Our art is in the world. The same as you are. Our biggest success was making our art happen here in Britain. Universal love G&G

We call this the great German question as whenever we have our press view in Germany, the first question is: "Do you plan to die together?" People ask what happens if one of fell under a London bus. Fear not. We always cross the road together. Lots of living love G&G

What do you think of contemporary arts role socially today? As artist's have more time to be in the quotidien, or the artistic practice of everyday life; under a conservative government, should they become polemical, and engage in art-activism? Even if it fails?

Art is playing a bigger role in society than it ever did in our lifetime. Everybody on the street knows the names of living artists. This wasn't true when we were starting out. More people go to a cultural event on Sundays than go to a Sunday service in Britian. Art is there to help us understand ourselves as human beings. Art abounds. Long live art. Long live your question with love Gilbert and George.

I think the most transgressive thing you could do, on your own terms sure, is to put women into your art. Why do you think you have been spared this kind of scrutiny, whereas others' reputations have come a cropper?

We say that Western art was written with the male chequebook. For this reason, the female form dominated the arts for hundreds of years. And naked men are much cheaper. But we do do the art for the female because we show the sex they are mostly attracted to. You could say that we are feminists. Love G&G

We given our ivy a very strong sense of discipline. With a lot of nails. It's a kind of pet of ours. We planted it ourselves. All those years ago. And we fed it plant food in the beginning. But it didn't need it. Love G&G

We don't think that the East End has changed. We think it is changing. All the time. Every living moment. Sharia law is on our doorstep. A friend said to us: why is it that English people are so stubborn and bigoted against Sharia law when they haven't even tried it. Much love G&G.

Our favourite bus journey is the number 67 from Christ Church Spitalfields to Wood Green passing through Stamford Hill where we see the Orthodox Jewish costumes that are really amazing. In Wood Green, we find another cosmological mad wonderful world. And we love the Turkish chicken soup. Love always and all ways G&G.

We have never slagged off the Catholic church. We wouldn't like to come down to that level. We explore faith and religion and we are anti-manmade religions who terrorise us for thousands of years. Our motto is: ban religion and de-criminalise sex.

What is your opinion about the young artists who want to enter the market as soon as they enter the art academies? It seems today that every art student wants to have a footprint in the art market as early as possible. Do you think its good for the students? For the market? Thanks.

Our advice to young art students is that when you get up in the morning sit on the edge of the bed and think: what do I want to say to the world today? The second piece of advice is: fuck the teachers! Lots of love G&G

Your work has broken much new ground, but you also seem very attached – as living sculptures, anyway – to a set of long-established habits and routines. Is that "tradition" part of your engagement with England; something else – or something entirely accidental?

Our engagement is with the Western world and its values. And we started out to make ourselves the centre of our art and instead of formalism we wanted humanism. SO we are dealing with death, hope, life, fear, sex, money, race, and religion. A global concept.

Gilbert and George are ready to answer your questions

We're here at White Cube Bermondsey where Gilbert and George are in the middle of installing their latest exhibition – and for the next hour they will be answering your questions. So take a took below the line and add yours if it's not already been asked.

Hello and welcome to White Cube SCAPEGOATING PICTURES for London exhibition. We hope you will join us on the evening of Thursday 17th July between 6 and 8.

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Post your questions for Gilbert & George

Their slogan is "Art for All" and Gilbert & George certainly put their all into art, having spent the past five decades as "living sculptures" (in their own words) of the East London world where they share a home and career.

"We have two main privileges," said George in a 2012 Guardian interview. "We can bolt the door of the studio and make pictures that say exactly what we want. Then we can take them out into the world and no one can say: not this one or not that one."

Earlier this year, we asked a range of artists what makes a good art exhibition. Gilbert & George answered with two words: "Crucify curators." Now it's your turn to quiz the duo, as they join us for a webchat direct from the White Cube on Tuesday 15 July from 12.30pm BST.

From their paintings to their politics to their famously dapper dress sense, pick your topic and post your question in the comments below.